COOPERATIONS

In cooperation with the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Michael Rostás and his former master student Doga Cedden (website), we showed that small RNAs fed to a beetle fed with double-stranded small RNAs (Cedden et al 2023) can increase their mortality, providing an alternative to classical insecticide. Our post-doc Di Ju is now collaborating with the Rostás group to define which sRNAs can be used to control the cabbage flea beetle, an important pest of rapeseed.